Loveland baseball keeps rolling in Ws

The following summaries are submitted for varsity and junior varsity baseball week five.

Varsity

Game 16 - Madeira at Midland

On Saturday the Tigers shut down the potent offense of Division III power Madeira, led by Arkansas bound Andrew Benintendi, shutting down Benintendi (0-3) and shutting out the Mustangs with a 3-0 win.

Jacob Wagner, Nolan Snyder (W, 2-1) and Brian Bullock (S, 1) combined to limit Madeira to just two hits. The Tigers meanwhile took a 2-0 lead in the third with an RBI double to the right-center field fence by Darren Sackett scoring Reid Waddell after he had singled. Danny Tringlehoff then drove in Sackett with a 2 out single. Another RBI single by Tringlehoff in the sixth capped Loveland's 3-0 victory.

After the weekend The Tigers got back to a busy league schedule with home/home series versus Glen Este and Walnut Hills and sweeping both.

On Monday at Glen Este the Tigers and Trojans went into an extra inning to complete their first game. Loveland exploded for four runs in their half of the eighth capped by Jacob Wagner's two-run homer for a 7-4 win. Wagner (W, 1-0) also who pitched the final 1-1/3 innings for his first victory of the season. Tringlehoff 2-4, 2 R, RBI; Wagner 1-1 HR, R, 2RBI; Bullock 1-2, 2B, R; Terry 1-2, RBI, 2R; C Sackett 1-3, 2B, R.

On Tuesday the two teams got right back at it at Loveland, this time with the Tigers winning easily, 6-0. Starting pitcher Bryce Plitt (W, 5-0) added to his unblemished record with his league leading fifth win with a complete game shutout of the Trojans. The Tigers scored two runs in the second on a bases loaded single by Adam Beran. Loveland scored two more runs in the third on another bases loaded single, this one by Ryne Terry. In the sixth the Tigers completed their scoring with another two, these coming on an RBI single by Darren Sackett and a sacrifice fly by Graham David. Hitting Leaders: Beran 1-3, 2RBI; Terry 1-3, 2RBI; Waddell 2-3, 2R; D Sackett 1-2, 2R, RBI; C Sackett 2-3.

Wednesday the Tigers played Walnut Hills at Roselawn Park and emerged victorious, 5-1. Workhourse Jacob Wagner appearing in his 3 game in 5 days (W, 2-0) picked up his second win of the week throwing 5-2/3's innings of 1 run ball. Nolan Snyder shutout the Eagles over the final 1-1/3 to close the game. Loveland. The Tigers jumped out early in the first after two had reached with back to back RBI singles by Reid Waddell and Darren Sackett. Brian Bullock then doubled in Waddell with Sackett scoring on an RBI by Danny Tringlehoff. The Tigers scored their fifth run in the third on a single by Waddell who scored on a double by Sackett. D Sackett 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 RBI; Waddell 3-4, 2R, RBI; Bullock 2-3, 2B, RBI.

Friday the Tigers completed their perfect week with an 8-4 win at home vs. the Eagles. Nolan Snider (W, 2-1) started and 5-2/3 good innings. Nate Jones (S, 1) threw the final 1-1/3 for his first save of the year. After Walnut scored two runs in the first, the Tigers came back with 1 run in wach of the first two innings to tie the score. In the fourth the Tigers took a 6-2 lead on an RBI single by Ryne Terry, a two-RBI triple by Reid Waddell and an RBI double by Darren Sackett. Walnut scored two more runs in the fifth which the Tigers got back in their half of the inning on an RBI single by Terry and an RBI double by Waddell.

With the perfect week the Tiers improve their ECC record to 8-2, 15-5 overall.

Junior varsity

The JV Tigers scored single runs in the first and second innings before plating four in the fifth and three in the sixth to beat the Madeira Mustangs at Midland field Saturday 9-4. Josh Maszaros (W, 1-0) pitched five-plus strong innings before giving away to Brett Ealy and then Zach Roberts slamming the door with a four-pitch strike out after shoddy defense gave Madeira hope for a comeback.

Monday the Tigers hosted Glen Este in an ECC game scoring three runs in the first and another three in the fourth and beating the Trojans, 6-3. Jacob Albin (W, 3-1) pitched a complete game giving up only two-earned runs for the win. Bryant 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Roberts 1-3, R, 2RBI; Meszaros 1-3, 2RBI; Albin 1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Norton 1-3, 2B, R, RBI.

Tuesday the Tigers went to Glen Este, losing a pitcher's duel 2-1. The Trojans scored an unearned run in the first for an early lead until the fifth when the Tigers got an unearned run themselves to tie the score. Glen Este got that run right back on the only earned run of the game for the 2-1 victory.

Wednesday the Tigers hosted Walnut Hills and their offensive woes continued, getting only four hits and losing, 9-4. The Eagle scored three runs in the first and second on only three hits to take a 6-3 lead. The Tigers were stymied for the rest of the game scoring only one more run as the Eagles added to their lead in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings putting the game away.

Friday the two teams met again, this time at Roselawn field with Loveland looking more like themselves and winning 6-0. Josh Meszaros (W, 2-0) threw a complete game shutout for his second victory in as many starts. Drew Paschal and Colton Lakes highlighted a three-run first inning with back to back doubles. Paschal tripled in the next inning in which the JV Tigers scored another 3 runs.

The JV squad has split their series with every conference foe so far this season, Walnut Hills being their first lost at home and victory on the road, for a 5-5 ECC record. They are 12-7 overall.

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Loveland baseball keeps rolling in Ws

The following summaries are submitted for varsity and junior varsity baseball week five.